Carter v. Territory

Benjamin F. Carter, plaintiff in error, was indicted by the grand jury of Carbon county for the crime of murder in the first degree. He was tried at the May term, 1887, found guilty, and was sentenced to be hung July 8,1887. Upon motion of defendant below, execution of the sentence was suspended until the first day of the next term of the court; and at the January term, 1888, of this court a writ of error was granted staying the execution of the sentence until the *195matter should he heard and determined by this court. Counsel for the plaintiff in error presents only three alleged errors to this…